left front wheel hot!!!

pete59

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Just got home after a run out fairly hardish brakeing and my front left is very hot to touch the others are warm,there are no signs of it sticking or any sound,noticed it once before,any ideas please,there seems to be far more brake dust on that wheel two.Discs and pads are six months old only .thanks pete.
 

swamper

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pads are rubbing Pete....or could be the wheel bearing?
 

pete59

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Thanks swamps i think it could be the bearing as i have just moved the wheel so pads are ,free but there is a very small and only small movement when you pull the top of the wheel.
 

swamper

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maybe thats it Pete......any noise from it?
 

pete59

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Nothing that i can hear,but i going to book it in our gararge when i come back from weeks holiday.and get it checked and replaced,i cant bear anything not right on my zed.
 

stevie_a

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I know your problem

You are just not going fast enough to get all four wheels hot.. :coolsteer)
 

pete59

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our garage are replaceing both front calapers the left one is on its way out, sticking odd times and the others not far behind so its new ones get it done in 2 weeks when i get back of hols.
 

swamper

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at least you caught it before it did any damage pete.. ;)
 
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